38 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2015/2107(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the ‘EUROPE 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth' (COM(2010)2020), and to its main objective which is to increase employment levels to 75% by the end of the decade in the European Union, including the greater involvement of women, older workers and better integration of migrants in the work force,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the ‘EUROPE 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth' (COM(2010)2020), and to its main objective which is to increase employment levels to 75% by the end of the decade in the European Union, including through the greater involvement of women, older workers and better integration of migrants in the workforce;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission 'Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth' (COM(2014) 130 final/2),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission 'Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth' (COM(2014) 130 final/2),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Annual Growth Survey (COM(2014) 902 final) and Joint Employment Report (COM(2014) 906 final),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's White paper 'An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions' (COM(2012) 55 final),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
Citation 15 c (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's White paper 'An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions' (COM(2012) 55 final),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Joint Action on Mental Health and Well-being,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
- having regard to the EU-OSHA Agency 's current campaign entitled "Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress",
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas health and safety at work promotes growth, competitiveness, productivity and improves the sustainability of the social security systems;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas demographic ageing is one of the main challenges of the EU Member States' social policies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas reforms to secure the sustainability of the pension systems throughout Europe require, among other factors, older workers to stay longer in the labour market;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a strong and enforced framework on health and safety at work is an important element of safeguarding workers' health and productivity benefiting employees, employers and society as a whole;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas very little progress has been made towards the Europe 2020 target of 75% employment for 20-64 year olds, including vulnerable groups; whereas an additional 1.8 million workers have lost their jobs since 2010;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the indicator on healthy life years has been regressing by 1.1 years for women and by 0.4 years for men between 2010 and 2013;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concrete legislative measures shoulda stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing rules, as well as the development of non-legislative tools must be included in the framework, following the 2016- review;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to define and apply quantitative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at workvelop guidance, encourage the exchange of good practices and to carry out awareness raising campaigns on implementing OSH policies following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of occupational health and safety measures to target the specific challenges of women in the workplace; calls upon the Commission and Member States to collect data and provide research on how to best address the specific health and safety situation of women;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that national OSH strategies are fully transparent and open to input from social partners and civil society;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges theEncourages Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages Member States to set up contact points, exchange good practices and share experiences in implementing national OSH strategies, thus promoting mutual learning
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encouragesmicro, small and medium enterprises, which create 85% of European jobs; stresses that the lack of awareness, absence of guidance, relative higher costs of compliance lead to a deficient enforcement of regulatory requirements by MSMEs; outlines that awareness raising, exchange of good practices, user friendly guides and online platforms are of outmost use and importance to help micro, small and medium enterprises comply with OSH regulatory framework; encourages, in this context, the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that a precondition for good OSH management and performance is documented risk assessment, which allows for appropriate preventive measures to be put in place; welcomes, in this context, the online platform OiRA, which allows to build easy-to-use and cost-free online tools that can help micro and small organisations to put in place a step-by- step risk assessment process;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that although the key drivers in a majority of companies for implementing OSH measures are the legal obligations, non-legislative tools should be more broadly used (i.e. awareness raising campaigns, setting voluntary norms, the use of online tools) to help companies understand and comply with the OSH legislation;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes efforts to improve the quality of the regulatory frameworkand to reduce the administrative burden of the implementation of the regulatory framework; outlines that the existing rules should be improved and simplified, especially by avoiding overlapping, while preserving the high standard of workers' health and safety; reminds the Commission, however, that the submission of OSH directives to the REFIT exercise and modifications of legislation should be transparent, involve social partners and must under no circumstances result in reductions in occupational health and safety;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. highlights the importance of national enforcement authorities to communicate and work with companies, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises, to convey the benefits and implementation of occupational health and safety policies;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work- related health problems in Europe and submit a proposal for a comprehensive directive on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; pPoints out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive directiveframework laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws the attention of the Commission to the increased number of those affected by chronic conditions/diseases in the workforce and the need to encourage and support employers to make reasonable accommodations to their working environments to prevent the exacerbation of these conditions and to provide opportunities for supported self- management;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the focus of the Strategic Framework on health and safety at work on psycho-social risks at work, such as depression, stress, workplace bullying and discrimination; Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop guidelines on the prevention of psycho-social risks;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring of psychosocial risks, including stressystematically monitor and gather comprehensive data regarding the psychosocial risks, including stress, in order to elaborate efficient recommendations to fight these risks; outlines, at the same time, that mental health and psychosocial risks can be influenced by many factors, not all of the arising from work-related activities or environment; calls on the employers to make efforts to find the balance between workers' capacity and job design, in order to diminish these risks;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt a targeted approach to improve the health and safety situation of workers in precariouslog-term unemployment and involuntary part-time employment and to take into account the negative effects that precarious employmenit has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in general;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out the importance of psychosocial risk factors, which are a growing problem for employers and employees across Europe and are perceived to be highly challenging; emphasizes the need to put in place initiatives, including better monitoring, to improve the psychosocial working environment for workers; thereby reducing absenteeism and presenteeism;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the importance of occupational health and safety measures to target the specific challenges and risks of women in the workplace, which result from the nature of some jobs where they are over-represented;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Urges employers to facilitate a sound work-life balance, taking into account the growing number of employees that need to combine work and care, in this context believes that special measures e.g. care leave etc. are required to ensure the physical and mental health of these carers;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Points out that due to the demographic challenge of ageing, the extension of working life becomes necessary; outlines that OSH regulatory framework should boost the sustainability of working life and healthy ageing by encouraging flexibility of the work place and organisation, inter alia, by promoting accessible working time and adaptability to the changing capabilities of workers because of ageing;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Commission to promote integration and rehabilitation measures for people with disabilities;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to collect gender and age- specific high-quality statistical data on work-related diseases in order to constantly improve and adapt, where needed, the legislative framework, in accordance to the new and emerging risks;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. In the context of the Second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks ( ESENER-2) by the EU-OSHA, calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals on musculoskeletal disorders;